Pick Homerow if
mac users who will finish the trial then buy US$49.99 to label-click a first GitHub control — not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they need Windows.
Read the Homerow pageHomerow vs Karabiner-Elements
Our take
Pick Homerow if mac users who will finish the trial then buy US$49.99 to label-click a first GitHub control — not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they need Windows. Pick Karabiner-Elements if mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse
Best for
Homerow Keyboard-click you start at a public $
Karabiner-Elements A remap you start at a public $
Free plan
Homerow No free plan
Karabiner-Elements No free plan
Lowest paid
Homerow License $49.99
Karabiner-Elements Not published by the vendor
Watch out
Homerow macOS-only
Karabiner-Elements macOS only
Last checked
Homerow 2026-10-23 · homerow.app
Karabiner-Elements 2026-10-23 · karabiner-elements.pqrs.org
Which one, then?
Pick Karabiner-Elements if
mac users who will stay on Free / Unlicense while they remap a first right_command → button3 — then keep it at $0, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they refuse Input Monitoring / DriverKit.
Read the Karabiner-Elements page